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B00958 Homelies sette forth by the righte reuerende father in God, Edmunde Byshop of London, not onely promised before in his booke, intituled, A necessary doctrine, but also now of late adioyned, and added thereunto, to be read within his diocesse of London, of all persons, vycars, and curates, vnto theyr parishioners, vpon sondayes, & holydayes. Bonner, Edmund, 1500?-1569. 1555 (1555) STC 3285.2; ESTC S103088 74,513 149

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my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n have_v everla_a life_n upon_o these_o word_n they_o gather_v that_o if_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v real_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o our_o savioure_n christ_n than_o who_o so_o receve_v the_o sacrament_n must_v needs_o enjoy_v everlasting_a life_n but_o the_o scripture_n witness_v that_o judas_n receive_v it_o and_o saint_n paul_n in_o the_o xi_o xi_o 1._o corin._n xi_o of_o his_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n say_v that_o who_o so_o receve_v the_o sacrament_n unworthe_o receave_v it_o to_o his_o damnation_n ¶_o objection_n to_o this_o objection_n it_o be_v to_o be_v answer_v that_o many_o sentence_n of_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v understande_v with_o a_o certain_a restraynte_n or_o limittation_n as_o for_o example_n the_o scrypture_n say_v qui_fw-fr credit_n in_o i_o habit_n vitam_fw-la eternam_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v he_z that_o beleve_v in_o i_o have_v everlasting_a life_n and_o in_o the_o first_o epistle_n of_o s._n john_n 4_o 1._o john_n 4_o &_o the_o fourthe_a chapter_n it_o be_v write_v quisquis_fw-la confessus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quoniam_fw-la jesus_n est_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la manet_fw-la et_fw-la ipse_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v who_o soever_o shall_v confess_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o he_o dwell_v god_n and_o he_o in_o god_n there_o have_v be_v and_o be_v thousand_o which_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o that_o christ_n be_v the_o very_a son_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o shall_v not_o for_o all_o that_o be_v save_v but_o either_o for_o lack_v of_o true_a belefe_v in_o other_o article_n of_o the_o christian_n religion_n or_o for_o lack_n of_o good_a life_n shall_v be_v damn_a this_o condition_n than_o be_v to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o forsayde_a sentence_n if_o in_o such_o beleif_n a_o man_n dye_v and_o therewith_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o necessary_a article_n and_o out_o of_o state_n of_o all_o deadly_a sin_n he_o shall_v than_o with_o out_o any_o doubt_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n so_o in_o this_o present_a objection_n we_o must_v make_v a_o limitation_n and_o say_v that_o who_o so_o eat_v and_o drynk_v worthy_o etc._n etc._n ¶_o to_o the_o confyrmation_n hereof_o domini_fw-la august_n sermon_n xi_o de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la saint_n augustine_n say_v in_o his_o eleven_o sermon_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la profecto_fw-la est_fw-la quidam_fw-la modus_fw-la manducandi_fw-la illam_fw-la carnem_fw-la quomodo_fw-la qui_fw-la manducaverit_fw-la in_fw-la christo_fw-la manet_fw-la et_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la non_fw-la ergo_fw-la quocumque_fw-la modo_fw-la quisquam_fw-la manducaverit_fw-la carnem_fw-la christi_fw-la et_fw-la biberit_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la christi_fw-la manet_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la et_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la christus_fw-la sed_fw-la certo_fw-la quodam_fw-la modo_fw-la quem_fw-la modum_fw-la utique_fw-la ipse_fw-la videbat_fw-la 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